Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-05
DAILY HERALD.
SWEETS TO THE SWEET.
some of the Mysteries of COnfec-
tiOnery in n Big Candy shop.


parents the prejudice still exists of it
Injurious effects. The feeling is prob
ably derived, in a great measure, from
the time when the choice lay between
molasses and taffy, long striped sticks
resembling barber poles, and red o
white peppermints laying ON card
board, one row of which was cut off a
time and sold for penny. Ye
probably, at this time, as much pleas
ure was taken by the little ones a
they now find in the lemon or straw
berry transparencies, moulded int
keys, horses, cows, dogs, sheep
houses, wagons, boats, rings, squares
balls, clocks, watches, knives, forks
spoons, teapots, etc. Like all eatabl
articles, its healthfulness depend
upon its quality, and eaten in moder
alton, so far from being injurious, j
may be regarded as nutritious.
Confectionery, until within com
paratively few years, was all made b,
hand, while now its entire prepara
ton, to the most minute details, il
the work of machinery. Manufactures
exist in every city in the United States
where many men are employed al
modelers. cooks, engine drivers anC
common laborers. Girls are also oc
cupied in doing the lighter work anC
arranging the confectionery in boxes
some of which are very delicate anC
chaste, with ruffied satin covers, the
top of which contains two small mir
rors, which parting, produce a beauti
full picture. Some manufactures EN-
ploy over one thousand persons, theil
annual sales reaching far into the
millions, while in Europe-Paris hold
ing the palm of direct commercial
Observation-Disclosures exist at Bor
deaux, Verdon, Clermont, Ferrand
Lyons, Rouen and Orleans.
An attractive sight is presented by
any large confectionery in this city
where long rows of redwood partitions
with little gilded scoops with red han
dies neatly separate large quantities OF
aim Jnds, lemon-drops, seed-drops,
chocolate-drops speckled with sugar,
fruit-drops, brandy-drops, catawba-
drops, sugar-plums, water-drops, as
sorted drops, imperial drops, mixed
candies, grape-drops, mellow-drops,
citron-drops, cordial l-drops, honey
drops, Iceland-moss-drops, snow
drops, etc., while under glass cases
white boxes contain the French con-
fectioned pineapples, mushrooms,
sweet potato, merrybells, cherries,
hagroot, ginger, lines, figs, etc. In
Brooklyn the sum annually expended
in small sums by candy-eaters amounts
to $500, 900, exclusive of that which
may be expended for ice creams, jel-
lies, blanc mango, pastry, and other
delicacies. Twenty per cent OF this
sum ($l60,000) is expended in cara
mels, which, retailed at penny each,
placed in regular rotation, would reach
from this city to Boston.
The very finest grades of French
confectionery, which has compara-
lively limited sale, and for which ma
tive workmen are employed, is gen.
'eraily made OH the premises where it
is sold, suspicion being allayed by its
often being made in the show window
to the interest OF the passers-by. Per-
haps few persons are aware that for
the confectionery most commonly
eaten they are indebted to Mr.. Henry
Maiiard, who was the first to make
the gum drop, the chocolate cream
drop, and to these might be added the
chocolate caramel. The gum drop and
jujube paste are of French origin. In
dividual instances are found where
manufacturers producing saleable
article have confined themselves to a
single specially, as may be mentioned:
Mr.. John Pease, whose name is IA
miliar with the preparations of hore-
hound canIv, and Mr. Horatio Wild,
who first made the sugar almond
which origin ally appeared in a sofi
form'-and subsequently manufactured
Iceland moss drops, both reaping i'm
mense fortunes.
The manufacture of lozenges, form
ing large department. of itself, is gen.
orally confined to individual firms.
As many as three hundred boxes have
been sold to various stores in Brook
lyn in one week, each box containing
ninety-six paper packages of different
colors and Observation-Disclosures sas-
safras, peppermint, cinnamon, Glove,
banana, root beer, rose, licorice, etc.
thus making eighty thousand lozen-
ges consumed in this city in a single
day. Outside of France it is some
what difficult to trace any national
characteristics in confectionery. Rock
candy originated in Belgium, while
the eye is occasionally reminded of
English c',ltsfoot, Russian horehound,
Irish lozenges (Dublin), German taffy
and Italian pastilles.
OF the many forms OF confectionery
as exhibited by enterprising store
keepers, some have occasioned much
delight. Who but will recall the East
River bridge seen i'll show window
during recent holiday season? The
towers OF granite sugar gracefully held
the cables of white frosting, the yell
low promenade and roadway, initiated
in mouse color, while cars, pedestri-
ans, wagons and horses, the East
river (spun sugar. ferryboats, stores,
ETC., all appeared in natural colors.
Many will recall the German soldiers
under General Won Moltke, mounted
on horseback, storming French cas-
tie during the Franco-German war,
the artillery (chocolate), the white
smoke, the columns OF soldiers with
bayonets, the dead and
wounded being carried away from the
field. Other exhibits have shown the
arch of the Place due Carrousel at
Paris, street in Venice with floating
gondolas and swans swimming in the
water. A local scene represents an
audience leaving theater on winter
night. Snow sparkles under the gas
lamps, while the street-car waits for
passengers. The sidewalk in both
is filled with people return
ing to their homes. The human fig
ures, horses, vehicles, ETC., are all
wonderfully life-like. Do not let us
forget that this is all confectionery
brooklyn Eagle.
John Wieland Brewing Co.
OF San Francisco received during 1SS6 first